Oral history interview with James W. Ault conducted by Patricia K. Kohlman on November 06, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Ault discusses the history of Las Vegas, Nevada from 1940 to 1975 and his career as a railroad engineer.
Oral history interview with Odell Jordan conducted by Stephen Motley on March 15, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Jordan discusses his job history and the early hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada. He specifically talks about his life as a hotelman and job as a health inspector.
Oral history interview with Sharon Gutzman conducted by Lisa Mades on March 13, 1981, for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Gutzman discusses early Las Vegas, Nevada, including early businesses, the first casinos, and the first airport. She also discusses education, shopping, recreation, entertainment, and gambling.
Oral history interview with Harley E. Harmon conducted by Perry Kaufman on April 14, 1972 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project. In his interview Harmon discusses the influences his family has had on the development of Las Vegas, Nevada and Clark County.
Oral history interview with Chester Lockwood conducted by James R. Crevelt Jr. on April 25, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Lockwood talks about his early life and discusses hotel development and culture in early Las Vegas, Nevada.
Oral history interview with Anne Davis Mulford and Strutt Hurley conducted by Dennis McBride on June 7, 2002 and July 22, 2002 for the Las Vegas Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Archives Oral History Project. Mulford discusses her early life in the Northeast, including her experiences with a lesbian mother and how that affected her early life. She discusses her coming out and her move to Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1990s. Anne recalls her involvement in the LGBTQIA+ community in Las Vegas, including her work on the Las Vegas Pride parade and the beginnings of the LGBTQ Center of Southern Nevada. Finally, she talks about her work building AFAN, the Aid for AIDS of Nevada.
Oral history interview with Wilford "Witt" C. Olive conducted by Gordon R. Brusso on April 13, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Olive discusses local live entertainment venues during the 1930s and 1940s in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Oral history interview with Sally Perkins conducted by Joseph Moyle on March 17, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Perkins discusses schooling and housing in Las Vegas, Nevada. She also discusses her thoughts on zoning in Las Vegas.
Oral history interview with Hobert D. Blair conducted by Arnel Wilks on March 10, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Blair discusses Boulder City, Nevada in the early days, as well as, Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1930s.
Oral history interview with William F. Kelsey conducted by James M. Greene on January 20, 1975 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Kelsey discusses his life, from being born in Pasadena, California to becoming a businessman in Las Vegas, Nevada.